What's happening
This bill adds supervisory personnel of transit systems to those protected under second degree assault laws in New York.
Why it matters
Expands legal protections. By including supervisory personnel of transit systems, the bill recognizes that not only frontline workers but also their supervisors face risks of assault while performing their duties, especially in high-stress transit environments.
Potential deterrent effect. Elevating assaults against transit supervisors to second degree assault may discourage attacks by increasing penalties, thus aiming to enhance workplace safety for a broader range of transit employees.
Signal of respect and value. This change acknowledges the important role supervisors play in transit operations and sends a message that their safety is as important as that of other transit workers, possibly improving morale and retention.
Broader implications for labor relations. Including supervisors in these protections could influence negotiations and workplace policies, as unions and management see a clearer commitment to the safety of all ranks within transit agencies.
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Protect Transit Supervisors
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Protect Transit Supervisors
In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor Timothy M. Kennedy
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7638
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 14, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assault in the second degree upon a supervisory member of a transit system
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as separately amended by chapters 268 and 281 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
11. With intent to cause physical injury to a train operator, ticket inspector, conductor, signalperson, bus operator, station agent, station cleaner [or], terminal cleaner or supervisory personnel employed by any transit agency, authority or company, public or private, whose operation is authorized by New York state or any of its political subdivisions, a city marshal, a school crossing guard appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general municipal law, a traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent, prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, emergency medical service paramedic, or emergency medical service technician, he or she causes physical injury to such train operator, ticket inspector, conductor, signalperson, bus operator, station agent, station cleaner [or], terminal cleaner, or supervisory personnel, city marshal, school crossing guard appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general municipal law, traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent, prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian, sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, emergency medical service
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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paramedic, or emergency medical service technician, while such employee is performing an assigned duty on, or directly related to, the operation of a train or bus, including the cleaning of a train or bus station or terminal, or such city marshal, school crossing guard, traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent, prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian, sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, emergency medical service paramedic, or emergency medical service technician is performing an assigned duty; or
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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